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BTU Appoints Mr. Douglas Hunter, M.sc., P. Geo, to Its Board of Directors

Management Changes Production Results

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BTU APPOINTS MR. DOUGLAS HUNTER, M.SC., P. GEO, TO ITS BOARD

OF DIRECTORS

November 21st, 2017, Vancouver, BC, Canada – BTU METALS CORP. (“BTU” or the “Company”) (BTU -

TSX:V) is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Douglas Hunter, M.Sc., P. Geo, to the Board of Directors.

He will also act as the Company’s Qualified Person (“QP”) and join the Audit Committee.

Mr. Hunter has worked continuously in mineral exploration and mineral deposit evaluation professionally for the

past 40 years. He is an Ontario registered professional geologist (APGO, 2002) and has been a member of the

PDAC since 1977. Doug began his career as a geological assistant with the Ontario Department of Mines and

moved into industry in the mid 1970’s. He has exploration management experience with both junior and senior

mining companies throughout the world with a focus on gold and base metals.

Doug is a co-founder and was senior officer (vice -president, exploration and director) of two publicly trading

companies; Wallbridge Mining Company Limited and Duluth Metals both of which were listed on the Toronto

Stock Exchange (TSX). Wallbridge was awarded in 2004 the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada

E3 award (Environmental Excellence in Mineral Exploration).

Currently, Doug is President of Earthunt Resources Inc. and President of Millbrook Minerals Inc., both private

companies which he founded. He is also an independent director of Inventus Mining Corp., a TSXV listed

junior mining company focused on exploration and development of a paleoplacer gold deposit near Sudbury in

northern Ontario.

Paul Wood, CEO commented “Doug is an extremely experien ced professional and we are very pleased to have

him join the BTU Board. Doug will be of huge assistance as BTU continues its geophysical and drill target

generation program at its Galway project and continues its drill program at its Shakespeare project. Further, BTU

is pleased to again strengthen the technical expertise of its Board.”

The Company also announces that it has granted a total of up to 200,000 stock options to directors and officers

of the company, exercisable at a price of $0.12 per share for a period of two years from the date of grant. The

options have been granted in accordance with the company's stock option plan.

For more information on BTU Metals Corp. please visit our website located at www.btumetals.com.

About BTU Metals Corp

BTU Metals is a Canadian-based junior exploration company focused on developing its Galway Gold project

located in Ireland and the Shakespeare Gold project in Ontario.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

“Paul Wood”

Paul Wood, CEO, Director

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

Telephone: 1-604-683-3995

Toll Free: 1-888-945-4770

Neither the TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Ven ture

Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS: This news release contains forward-looking statements, which relate to future events or future performance

and reflect management’s current expectations and assumptions. Such forward-looking statements reflect management’s current beliefs and are based

on assumptions made by and information currently available to the Company. Investors are cautioned that these forward looking statements are

neither promises nor guarantees, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause future results to differ materially from those expected.

These forward -looking statements are made as of the date hereof and, except as required under applicable securities legislation, the Company does

not assume any obligation to update or revise them to reflect new events or circumstances. All of the forward-looking statements made in this press

release are qualified by these cautionary statements and by those made in our filings with SEDAR in Canada (available at WWW.SEDAR.COM).